SERIOUS
\sˈi͡əɹɪəs], \sˈiəɹɪəs], \s_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ə_s]\
Definitions of SERIOUS
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"
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of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter"
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appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book"
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concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!"
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of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter"
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appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book"
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concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!"
By Princeton University
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Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.
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Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving.
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Important; weighty; not trifling; grave.
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Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger; as, a serious injury.
By Oddity Software
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Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.
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Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving.
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Important; weighty; not trifling; grave.
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Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger; as, a serious injury.
By Noah Webster.
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Grave in character or conduct; earnest; not trifling; thoughtful; solemn; important; weighty; disastrous.
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Seriously.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Grave in manner or disposition; in earnest; of weight or importance; attended with danger; gravely attentive to religious concerns.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
